Livingston's offensive coordinator Darryl Mason coached at Northwestern State and Woodard is familiar with his style of coaching and has passed that knowledge onto his players.

"We don't really know much (about Bacone)," Cardinals junior running back Kade Harrington said. "We have an idea based on where their coordinators were before and that's really what we have to go on right now."

The two teams aren't too familiar with each other, having met only once before, a 53-0 Cardinals victory in 2013.

According to Woodard, the Cardinals can't take too much from that game with the coaching turnover, but referenced the 2014 season opener, a 42-27 victory over Grambling State last year, as a better example of what the Cardinals are up against.

"This game is very similar to the Grambling game," Woodard said. "We didn't know a whole heck of a lot about them, but they knew a whole heck of a lot about us."

Harrington ran for 70 yards and a touchdown against Grambling and said the key to another season-opening victory is simple.

"We want to make sure we look better than where we were after our last scrimmage," Harrington said. "We just have to put the pieces together."

The Cardinals will also be tasked with keeping their focus on Bacone and away from FBS national championship contenders Baylor, the week two opponent.

"We've had a lot of talk about Baylor, but we've had a lot of talk about Bacone," Woodard said. "It's hard to look past the season opener."

Plus, according to Harrington, the Cardinals are just ready to face players other than themselves.

"It's a different feeling knowing we will be hitting someone else," Harrington said. "It's just a whole different mentality now that we're actually preparing for a game."

Woodard is ready to get underway and take the first step towards another record-breaking season.

"We just want a clean game," Woodard said. "We want to make less mistakes than them and see these young guys go out and play and hopefully come away with a victory."